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using System;

namespace Microsoft.Practices.Prism.Modularity
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Specifies that the current module has a dependency on another module. This attribute should be used on classes that implement <see cref="IModule"/>.
	/// </summary>
	[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = true)]
	public sealed class ModuleDependencyAttribute : Attribute
	{
		private readonly string _moduleName;

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="ModuleDependencyAttribute"/>.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="moduleName">The name of the module that this module is dependant upon.</param>
		public ModuleDependencyAttribute(string moduleName)
		{
			_moduleName = moduleName;
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets the name of the module that this module is dependant upon.
		/// </summary>
		/// <value>The name of the module that this module is dependant upon.</value>
		public string ModuleName
		{
			get { return _moduleName; }
		}
	}
}